Unit 9 Quiz 1 Practice Questions

1. If the frequency of a monochromatic light beam is 1.2 x 1015 Hz, what is the energy of each of its photons ?
6.6  x 10-34 J 6.6  x 10-19 J 7.9  x 10-19 J 7.9  x 10-20 J

2. As the frequency of a photon increases, the energy of the photon
decreases increases remains the same

3. The threshold frequency of a metal surface is in the violet light region. What type of radiation will cause electrons
to be emitted from the metal's surface ?
infrared red light ultraviolet radio

4. In the photoelectric effect, if only the frequency of the incident light is increased, the rate of electron emission will
decrease increase remain the same

5. In the photoelectric effect, if only the intensity of the incident light is increased, the energy of each ejected electron will
decrease increase remain the same

6. In the photoelectric effect, which of the following photons will eject an electron with greatest kinetic energy ?
red photon green photon violet photon ultraviolet photon

7. In the photoelectric effect, the speed of emitted electrons may be increased by
increasing the frequency of the light decreasing the frequency of the light
increasing the intensity of illumination decreasing the intensity of illumination

8. Which phenomenon is best explained by the particle nature of light ?
interference the Doppler effect polarization the photoelectric effect

9. The threshold frequency for a photoemissive surface is 6.4 x 1014 Hz. Which color light, if incident upon the
surface, may produce photoelectrons ?
blue green yellow red

10. As the wavelength of a photon decreases, its momentum
decreases increases remains the same

11. As the energy of a photon increases, its momentum
decreases increases remains the same

12.  In a collision between an x-ray photon and an electron, which of the following is conserved ?
energy momentum energy and momentum

13. What is an alpha particle ?
a proton  a helium nucleus  an electron a photon

14. Rutherford's model of the atom showed that most of the volume of the atom is composed of
protons electrons neutrons empty space

15. What is the minimum energy needed to ionize a hydrogen atom when it is in the n = 2 state ?
1.9 eV 3.4 eV 12.2 eV 13.6 eV

16. Alpha particles fired at thin metal foil are scattered in hyperbolic paths due to the
attraction between electrons and alpha particles magnetic repulsion between electrons and alpha particles
gravitational attraction between nuclei and alpha particles repulsive forces between nuclei and alpha particles

17. A photon emitted from an excited hydrogen atom has an energy of 3.02 eV. Which electron energy-level transition
would produce this photon ?
n = 1 to n = 6 n = 2 to n = 6 n = 6 to n = 1 n = 6 to n = 2

18. As the momentum of an electron increases, the electron's wavelength
decreases  increases  remains the same

19. An electron in a mercury atom that is changing from the "d" to the "a" level emits a photon with an energy of
4.95 eV  10.38 eV  15.33 eV 5.43 eV

20. Compared to the amount of energy required to excite an atom, the amount of energy released by the atom
when it returns to the ground state is
less  greater  the same

21. According to the Rutherford model of the atom, an atomic nucleus contains
all of the atom's electric charge, but no mass all of the atom's mass, but no electric charge
most of the atom's mass and all of its negative charge most of the atom's mass and all of its positive charge

22.What is the wavelength of the matter wave associated with a baseball of 0.25 kg mass moving at 40. m/s ?
6.6 x 1034 m 6.6 x 10-35 m 3.3 x 10-34 m 8.6 x 10-34 m

23. A hydrogen atom in the ground state receives 10.2 eV of energy. To which energy level may the atom
become excited ?
n = 5  n = 2  n = 3  n = 4

24. Which type of force causes the hyperbolic trajectory of alpha partcles in Rutherford's scattering experiment ?
gravitational electrostatic magnetic nuclear

25. Which phenomenon provides evidence that atoms have discrete energy levels ?
radioactive decay alpha-particle scattering photoelectric effect emission spectra